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Ireland Will Recognize New York Same Sex Marriages as Civil Partnerships

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

ireland to Recognize Gay WeddingsSame-sex marriages from New York are to be recognised as Irish civil partnerships, following an order today from Justice Minister Alan Shatter.

“This is excellent news for those Irish people in New York who have married since the law was enacted there this July,” said chairperson of the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN) Kieran Rose.

Any Ireland-based couples who have availed of the new laws in New York will have the benefits, including recognition in the tax laws brought in by the Irish Government in July, applied to them.

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UK: Gays, Lesbians Can Hold Civil Partnerships in Churches, Starting in December

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

The British government said Wednesday (Nov. 2) that same-sex couples will be allowed for the first time to use churches to seal their civil partnership vows, starting in December.

But the directive added that no religious group will be forced to conduct or host such a ceremony, and the Church of England quickly announced it would permit no such rites on its premises.

In a statement, the church said it “has no intention of allowing civil partnerships to be registered” in its churches.

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A Primer on UK Marriage Equality & Civil Partnerships

Friday, October 28th, 2011

United Kingdom Gay MarriageLast month, the news broke that the United Kingdom was considering legalizing same-sex marriage with support from the governments of the UK and Scotland. Because of the complicated politics and legislative procedures within the UK, I decided to do a diary on just what’s going on there and what will happen before same-sex marriage becomes legal in the United Kingdom (an exciting prospect for any young gay American boy who hopes to one day marry a Prince or perhaps a gay James Bond).

Current British Law

For some background, the United Kingdom’s current marriage laws restrict marriage to straight couples but have civil unions for all gay couples which are supposed to come with the same benefits and privileges of marriage. Civil Unions were enacted in 2005 thanks to Tony Blair. However, civil unions cannot be performed in any church or religious institution (this is what can happen when you don’t have a First Amendment).

Britain’s current laws on marriage are actually to the left of many Western European countries including France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, and Denmark. And minus the weird religious restriction, Britain’s current laws are the same as numerous U.S. states including California under Proposition 8, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, Nevada, Colorado, Delaware, New Jersey, and Rhode Island.

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UK: Gays Less Likely to Split Than Straights

Friday, September 23rd, 2011

Tasmania Gay Marriage VoteCivil partners are less likely to divorce than straight married people, new figures suggest. Data from the Office of National Statistics shows that after five years, 5.5 per cent of marriages had ended in divorce and 2.5 per cent of civil partnerships had been dissolved.

The ONS report says: “Early figures suggest that marriages are more likely to end in divorce than civil partnerships are to end in dissolution.”

Since they were legalised in 2005, 42,778 civil partnerships have taken place – four times the number initially expected.

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UK: 46,000 Civil Partnerships Since 2005

Saturday, July 16th, 2011

The number of civil partnerships formed in the UK by same-sex couples was 6,385 in 2010 compared with 6,281 in 2009. This represents a very small increase of 1.7 per cent between 2009 and 2010.

Gino Meriano Gay Rights Campaigner and founder of Pink Weddings comments “We have been seeing growth since 2009 and our Gay Wedding Shows have seen more women attend than men which has been reflected in the 2010 stats. The turnover for this new wedding market has proved a bigger success with an estimated #51 million for 2010 alone”

The total number of civil partnerships formed in the UK since the Civil Partnership Act came into force in December 2005, up to the end of 2010, is 46,622.

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UK: More Women Than Men Now Entering Civil Partnerships

Thursday, July 7th, 2011

For the first time, more women than men are having civil partnerships in the UK.

According to figures released by the Office for National Statistics, 49 per cent of last year’s ceremonies were held by men. In 2009, men held 51 per cent of all civil partnerships.

Between 2005, when civil partnerships were legalised, and 2010, a total of 46,622 ceremonies were carried out. Last year, 6,385 were held, a 1.7 per cent rise from 2009.

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UK: Proposed Jersey Civil Partnerships Law Would Ban Ceremonies in Churches

Monday, June 6th, 2011

A draft law on civil partnerships for gay people in Jersey is under fire because it currently does not allow for ceremonies to occur in places of worship.

Deputy Montford Tadier wants the legislation changed so that it would allow same sex couples to get married in a church, synagogue or mosque if that establishment is happy to carry out the service.

The St Brelade No 2 Deputy says it is not for politicians to decide what can, or what can not, go on inside places of worship.

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Ireland: Gay/Lesbian Couples Line Up to Marry

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

Ireland Civil PartnershipsTwo-hundred-seventy-three gay couples began preparing to enter civil partnerships in Ireland as a new law came on line Tuesday. The Republic of Ireland’s civil partnerships law came into force in January but a three-month waiting period pushed the first couples’ nuptials back until this week.

Kieran Rose of the gay rights group Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN) said the ceremonies were a “very significant advance.”

“Lesbian and gay couples have been waiting for years to have their relationships recognized and protected by the state,” Rose said. Dubliners Barry Dignam and Hugh Walsh were the first couple to celebrate a civil partnership on Tuesday.

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Isle of Man: Civil Partnerships in Effect Next Week

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

Isle of ManGay couples on the Isle of Man will be able to participate in civil partnerships from next week, as the law surrounding same-sex unions was officially changed today.

From as early as next week, gay men and women will be allowed the same rights as married couples for inheritance, pensions and tax allowances.

The Civil Partnership Bill 2011 comes into force on Wednesday, meaning couples can register for a ceremony to take place as early as next week.

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Isle of Man to Get Civil Partnerships in April

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

Allan BellThe law on same sex marriages is about to change on the Isle of Man. Just 20 years ago it was a criminal offence to be gay here, but from next month same sex couples will be able to share the same rights as married couples.

The Civil Partnership Bill has been tabled by Economic development minister Allan Bell. He has been telling 3FM that the Island was intolerable for people within the gay community before it was decriminalised in 1992.

There was a spate of suicides of young people on the Isle of Man who, Allan Bell said, could no longer tolerate living in such a repressive society.

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